The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, September 14, 2019

Bad Accident and Melanoma

There is a traffic circle near Location D. A guy on an ATV drove into the concrete portion of it, flying off of it and landing on his head. I don't know if he was wearing a helmet or not. I'm hoping he's okay. Cousin Vince has been diagnosed with melanoma on his nose. He underwent a biopsy on a spot... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 13, 2019

Loyalty

It's common for businesses these days to offer some sort of loyalty rewards problem. Some car washes have loyalty rewards programs as well. Our car washes are among those that do not. With the car wash club, we don't need a loyalty reward program for our automatics. The flat monthly rate is way... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

I Want a Keypad

An innovation I would like to see for the car wash industry would for there to be keypads for the self-service bays. If someone is having a problem, and we don't have an attendant there, that means the person has to come back later for a refund or to wash. With a keypad, I could give a code over the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 9, 2019

The Allocation of Rain

I've spent a lot of electricity writing about rain and is impact on the car washes. Something that I haven't written about too much is the allocation of rain and its impact. Maryland averages an even 3.5 inches of rain each month. Anything more than that is bound to make for a slow month. However,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 6, 2019

The Radio Route

Dad explored television advertising in 2015 to reach potential customers about the Car Wash Club, which had just launched at Location B. We spoke with someone at Comcast. We didn't not to go through with television advertising. With DVR'ing, we wouldn't have reached that many people, and live... Sign in to see full entry.

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